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ReviewRespiratory research2006

Novel insights into the aetiology and pathophysiology of increased airway inflammation during COPD exacerbations.

Maria Tsoumakidou, Nikolaos M Siafakas

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Review in Respiratory research, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Paradigms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: phenotypes, immunobiology, and therapy with a focus on vascular disease.Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research · 2017
    Review
  2. Article
  3. Trends in COPD prevalence and exacerbation rates in Dutch primary care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2009
    Article
  4. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Maria TsoumakidouDepartment of Thoracic Medicine, Medical School, University of Crete, Greece. tsoumak@yahoo.gr
Nikolaos M Siafakas
University of Crete · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Airway inflammation increases during acute exacerbations of COPD. Extrinsic factors, such as airway infections, increased air pollution, and intrinsic factors, such as increased oxidative stress and altered immunity may contribute to this increase. The evidence for this and the potential mechanisms by which various aetiological agents increase inflammation during COPD exacerbations is reviewed. The pathophysiologic consequences of increased airway inflammation during COPD exacerbations are also discussed. This review aims to establish a cause and effect relationship between etiological factors of increased airway inflammation and COPD exacerbations based on recently published data. Although it can be speculated that reducing inflammation may prevent and/or treat COPD exacerbations, the existing anti-inflammatory treatments are modestly effective.

Indexed as

Air PollutantsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsBacterial InfectionsHumansInflammationNeutrophilsOxidative StressPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveReactive Oxygen SpeciesT-LymphocytesVirus DiseasesAir PollutantsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsReactive Oxygen Species

Identifiers

PMID16716229
PMCPMC1479817
OpenAlexW2144654683

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Registered trials

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